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Karin Smyth vs Mr James Frith

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Karin Smyth and Mr James Frith voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 743 shared comparable votes.

731 same votes 12 different votes 743 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
74 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 116 shared votes
74 Aye 42 No
69 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 107 shared votes
69 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
24 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
74 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 116 shared votes
74 Aye 42 No
69 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 107 shared votes
69 Aye 38 No
24 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
24 Aye 34 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 360 of 650
Participation
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 294 of 650
1,758
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
477
631 eligible divisions
982
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
235
49.3% of votes cast
776
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
242
50.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.3% of votes cast
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
Appearances
49
-45.5 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
469
+304.4 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Contributions
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,186,282
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£817,882
all imported IPSA years
£291,769
29% above average
Latest expenses
£210,945
7% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Transport
82 of 98 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
176 of 212 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
#5
Education
46 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API